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UNITED STATES PATE T -OFFICE.--

SAMUEL RODGERS, OF, SAN- FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNITED STATES SMOKELES S POWDER COMPANY, SAME PLACE.

EXPLOSIV!E COMPOUND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersrfatent No, 478,366, dated July 5, 1892.

Application filed August 25. 1891. Serial No. 408,717. (No specimens.)

; fornia, have invented an Improvement in Explosive Compounds; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same.

My invention relates to an improved explo-i I0. sive compound; and it consists of the combination of certain substances in the manner and proportion as hereinafter described. In the preparation of my compoundl use picrate of ammonia, nitrate of ammonia, and nitro- Of these materials I take four parts of pier-ate of ammonia, six'par s of nitrate of ammonia, and six parts of nitr glycerine. The picrate and nitrate of ammonia re first intimately mixed together in any suit-a le 20 mixing apparatus, and after this has been mixing apparatus which willagitate and mix the ingredients properly. When thoroughly 'mixed the'compoudd will have'about the conducing explosives of greater'or less strength,

as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to protect by Letters Patent, is-- A compound consisting ofpicrate of ammonia': nitrate of ammonia, andnitro-glycerine mixed in proportions substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SAMUEL RODGERS.

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